Unhealthy bias in job place loses again in California ruling
Supreme Court of California rejects appeal of an Anaheim Hills case challenging fetal protection hiring policy. Johnson Controls argued screening protects unborn children, but the appellate ruling found banning based on a woman’s fertility discriminatory. Court upholds workers’ right to informed choice and protection from discrimination.
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Supreme Court of California
Anaheim Hills
Johnson Controls Inc
Fullerton
State Fair Employment Practice Commission
State Court of Appeals
Santa Ana
Robert Staniforth
Staniforth
Supreme Court
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center fundraising drive aims to raise 3 million
A letter writer lauds Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center for rehabilitating patients, notes fees and aid options, and reports a fundraising goal of 3 million to expand facilities. The writer observes space constraints, praise for staff, and plans for broader education and improved services, urging community support. Also, a resident complains about a 75 cent monthly garbage bill increase tied to recycling, urges rebates, questions mail sorting, and calls for local post office improvements.
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Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
United Way
Hitchcock
Congress
Aiken Standard Invites Reader Letters for Publication
The Aiken Standard welcomes signed letters with the writer’s mailing address and readable form. Brief, to the point submissions are preferred, and all letters may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor, Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken
8.C
Parental Leave Debate Slips Toward a Slippery Slope
A Washington century-old take on a proposed parental leave bill argues it targets few employers and costs are uncertain. Proponents call it humane but critics warn of inflexible benefits, precedent for broader mandates, and a potential cascade of new regulations.
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Ashington
House
Bush
Congress
Dissent Travels Between Thin Lines on Flag Burning
The piece argues over flag desecration law, defending flag burners but noting First Amendment protections. It cites Justice Scalia, Sen Biden, and President Bush, debating whether Congress should or can ban flag desecration and if amending the Constitution is warranted.
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United States
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
America
High Court
Congress
Justice Scalia
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Bush
Virginia
Massachusetts
White House Myopia In The Far East
Critics say Bush’s China policy rewards repression and mishandles Beijing. The piece condemns a tea and sympathy approach as ineffective, noting arrests of dissidents, exile of Fang Lizhi, and arms shipments to Iran and Khmer Rouge allies, while calling for firmer democracy support.
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White House Myopia
Far East
Tiananmen
Bush
Beijing
U.S
China
Japan
Jonathan Pollack
Asia Watch
Wang Dan
Qincheng
Fang Lizhi
Lizhi
Yuri Orlov
Iran
Middle East
Khmer Rouge
Winston Lord
Reagan
Sam Gejdenson
D-Conn
Tiananmen Square
White House
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